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i 7�7��+ j fpr Item No: 6.8. MOUNDS V !—E Meeting Date: October 23, sent Type of Business: Council Consent Administrator review: ,wT3 City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Mark Beer, Finance Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8846, Approving Severance for Pete Szurek, Parks Maintenance Worker Background Pete Szurek has resigned from his position effective October 13, 2017. Pete has been employed by the City for 19 years (March 30, 1998). Attached is Resolution 8846, which authorizes severance to Mr. Szurek in accordance with the Public Works Collective Bargaining Agreement and the City's Personnel Manual. Discussion Articles 26 (Severance) and 27 (RHSP) of the Public Works Labor Agreement provide direction concerning severance payouts. Article 26 indicates that upon separation of employment with the City, the employee shall be provided severance compensation of accrued and unused vacation hours and accrued compensatory time. In addition, Article 27 indicates that, upon separation, employees who have completed two years of service and leave in good standing shall have fifty percent (50%) of unused sick deposited into the employee's Retirement Health Savings Plan. Mr. Szurek resigned with 141.16 hours of vacation and 203.74 hours of sick leave. There was no comp time balance. The following represents severance eligible to Mr. Szurek: Hours Hourly rate Payout Vacation Hours 141.16$28.29 $ 3,993.42 Cash Payout 50% of Sick Leave 1101.87 1 $28.29 $ 2,881.90 into RHSP Total Severance: $ 6,875.32 Recommendation Staff recommends approval of Resolution 8846 authorizing severance to Pete Szurek pursuant to the Public Works Collective Bargaining Agreement and the Mounds View Personnel Manual. Respectfully submitted, ark Beer Finance Director